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00:0610 years after I take her place in the marriage, my sister suddenly comes back.
00:11Elena! You are shameless! That's your brother-in-law! You slept with him!
00:16Back then, she gives birth, then fakes her death on the wedding day,
00:21leaving behind her son and her fiancé.
00:23The Valentinos are the most powerful mafia family in New York.
00:27My parents don't dare offend them, so they send me to the wedding right after I graduate.
00:31For 10 years, I become a proper wife and a responsible mother.
00:36Now she's done playing and wants to come back to claim the marriage.
00:40All these years have changed me. I'm no longer that invisible girl living in her shadow.
00:45No, we are legally married.
00:51Elena! What do you mean?
00:54Don't forget, I'm the one engaged to Dante.
00:56Now that I'm back, you think you're still the godmother of the Valentino family?
01:01Sis, I don't know what you're talking about.
01:03My husband and I are doing just fine.
01:10Over the years, I help Dante run the family business.
01:14With my own ability, I take control of the underground port operations on the East Coast.
01:18I make the Valentino family even stronger.
01:21There may be no love between Dante and me, but we have something more solid than love.
01:25That is benefit. That's why I'm so sure of myself.
01:28Bitch!
01:30My gaze stays steady.
01:34My parents stand to the side, completely at a loss.
01:39Mom! Elena's lost her mind!
01:43Elena's! It wasn't for me!
01:46Without the Valentinos, how would our company ever grow this big?
01:51Mom sneaks a glance at me.
01:52But you ran from the wedding.
01:55You even faked your death.
01:58All these years, not a single word from you.
02:02There was no bride at the ceremony.
02:04If not for Elena, Dante would have been humiliated.
02:08He would! I'd never let it go!
02:10No! Our family would be finished!
02:14Serena's expression freezes for a second.
02:17I just wasn't ready to get married back then.
02:20I'm back now, aren't I?
02:22Besides, you know how arrogant the Valentinos are.
02:26They already looked down on us.
02:28And I had a child out of wedlock.
02:30If I married into that family back then,
02:33I'd just be walking into humiliation.
02:36Why are you back?
02:43Serena looks completely justified.
02:46Now that the Valentino family accepts you,
02:49they'll definitely accept me too.
02:51Isn't that perfect?
02:53If I marry Dante now,
02:56they won't treat me badly.
02:58Luca can finally see his real mother.
03:01This is good for everyone.
03:07Elena, you're free now.
03:10You can finally go find your own happiness.
03:12All I see is the innocence shaped by a lifetime of being spoiled and favored.
03:17She truly believes that I, the unwanted daughter in this family,
03:20am meant to sacrifice for her.
03:24I'm very satisfied with my life now.
03:27Sis, you're the one who needs to face reality.
03:39With that, I turn and walk out of this loveless house.
03:42I don't know how Serena feels behind me,
03:44but it can't be good.
03:48I drag my exhausted body back home.
03:51These days, I'm busy with the port,
03:53working late almost every night.
03:55I step inside and rub my temples.
03:58I know Serena would come back someday,
04:00but when the day really comes,
04:01it still catches me off guard,
04:03noticing a pair of men's shoes on the floor.
04:05I pause for a second.
04:06You're back?
04:08Then put on a proper smile.
04:11Dante stands there in black silk pajamas.
04:16Even something so plain can't hide his broad shoulders and narrow waist,
04:20his tall frame, his striking face.
04:23Back when Serena and Dante are together,
04:25they are deeply in love.
04:26That's why Luca is born before the wedding.
04:29But when the bride is suddenly switched to me,
04:31he doesn't object.
04:32He goes through with the ceremony like nothing happens.
04:35If he knows Serena is back,
04:37what will he do?
04:41My sister's back.
04:49Why are you so tired?
04:51Haven't you been resting properly these days?
04:54There's too much going on at the company.
04:57Did you have a good time?
04:58How's Luca?
04:59Luca's happy.
05:01He's already asleep from exhaustion.
05:03The only regret is that you weren't there.
05:05Next time, let's go out as a family of three.
05:07I miss you.
05:08I freeze in place.
05:09My mind filled entirely with what Serena said during the day.
05:12I don't respond the way I used to anymore.
05:15I immediately sense his mood shift.
05:18I just...
05:20Dante smiles and cuts in before I finish.
05:23You've been too tired lately.
05:24Go take a bath and get some sleep.
05:27Okay.
05:29His gaze locked tightly on my retreating figure,
05:32as if something inside him is slowly breaking.
05:37I just drive out of the house when I see a familiar figure ahead.
05:41Serena sees my car too.
05:43She suddenly rushes right in front of it.
05:48Elena!
05:50Stop pretending you're dead inside!
05:52You're sleeping with your sister's fiancé!
05:55Have you no shame?
05:59What?
06:00Embarrassed?
06:00Or afraid Dante will find out I'm back and dumped you?
06:03Serena, you are seriously interfering in my life.
06:05This is the last warning.
06:07Stay away from me.
06:07Stop pretending.
06:08You're just scared.
06:09You've lived in my shadow since we were kids.
06:11Jealousy is normal.
06:12Wanting to replace me makes sense.
06:13Too bad.
06:14Your placements always get kicked out.
06:16I'll wait right here.
06:17Once I see Dante, I'll explain everything.
06:19He will forgive me.
06:20And Luca is my child.
06:21You will never take my place.
06:28Serena has been spoiled since childhood.
06:30She never learned boundaries.
06:32As long as something doesn't go her way,
06:34she throws the whole world into chaos.
06:36As the family heir,
06:37Serena is trained from childhood to manage the family business.
06:41She likes to play,
06:42so I write all the plans for her.
06:50She takes my work without hesitation,
06:53even tossing me a few hundred dollars.
06:55Like it's a reward.
06:57In high school,
06:58she often hangs out with school playboys
06:59and bullies others.
07:02Every time it gets exposed,
07:04she pushes it all onto me.
07:05I'm sorry.
07:07It was her who made me do this.
07:09I take all the punishment for her.
07:11I often come home covered in injuries.
07:13My parents only give me a few half-hearted words of concern
07:16and tell me to go see a doctor myself.
07:19In college,
07:19she meets Dante through an off-campus event.
07:22They perform in bars
07:23and form a temporary band.
07:25Within two months,
07:26while I'm running from one part-time job to another,
07:29they are on stage,
07:30wasting their youth in reckless freedom.
07:33I once thought that after graduation,
07:35I would finally save enough money
07:37and leave this family behind.
07:38Until that night,
07:40as soon as she gets home,
07:41she starts feeling unwell.
07:44My parents panic
07:45and rush her to the hospital overnight.
07:47Yes, we need an ambulance.
07:50Serena is pregnant.
07:55For a family heir,
07:56getting pregnant out of wedlock
07:58is already a scandal,
07:59but my parents don't blame Serena at all.
08:02Instead,
08:03they go straight to the Valentino family
08:04to negotiate,
08:05even giving up part of our underground business.
08:07My family and the Valentinos
08:09agree on the marriage.
08:10Once the baby is born,
08:12there will be a wedding.
08:13But the next morning,
08:15Serena disappears.
08:20We still have another daughter!
08:21Yes!
08:22Elena, hurry!
08:22Your sister is gone!
08:23At this point,
08:24only you can take her place!
08:25My first 20 years
08:27are spent in Serena's shadow,
08:28and now,
08:29even the rest of my life
08:30is supposed to be sacrificed for her.
08:32For the first time,
08:33I break.
08:34Why should I be responsible
08:36for her choices?
08:37It's always been like this
08:37since we were kids.
08:39She's your sister.
08:43Yes, your sister went too far this time,
08:45but you can't just watch
08:46our family fall apart!
08:48The guests are already
08:49waiting for the bride!
08:50I'm not getting married.
08:52If anyone forces me,
08:53I will die.
08:55I don't know if they're scared,
08:57I'll actually do it,
08:58or scared of the trouble
08:59a death would bring.
09:00But I don't care anymore.
09:01I've already graduated.
09:03Once I find a job,
09:04I'll finally be free.
09:08Can I talk to you alone?
09:1030 minutes later,
09:13I'm already in the wedding dress.
09:14I walk through the entire wedding
09:16with a smile
09:17that looks more like
09:18I'm about to cry.
09:21My thoughts drift back
09:23as I stand in front of the floor
09:24to ceiling window,
09:25looking down at the city lights below.
09:27This position.
09:28I fought for it for 10 years.
09:35What are you thinking about?
09:36I didn't even notice you
09:37when I came in.
09:38I'm thinking about
09:39tomorrow's family meeting.
09:40I believe in you.
09:41Your ability is obvious to everyone.
09:43What are you doing here?
09:44Aren't you busy?
09:45Nothing important.
09:46I came to pick you up from work.
09:47Also,
09:48Luca wants to talk about
09:49that new movie
09:50that just came out tomorrow.
09:55That night,
09:56when I get home,
09:57I don't see Serena anywhere.
09:59Her absence is unusually quiet.
10:01I think maybe my parents
10:02have locked her at home
10:03to protect the family's interests.
10:05These days,
10:06I'm too exhausted,
10:07both mentally and physically.
10:09That night,
10:09I fall asleep
10:10the moment I hit the bed.
10:12In the middle of the night,
10:14a strong force
10:15pulls me into an embrace.
10:16I murmur in discomfort,
10:18my eyelids too heavy to open.
10:22At the mafia family meeting,
10:25important figures
10:25from every mafia family
10:27are present.
10:28I move through the crowd,
10:29handling greetings,
10:30only stealing a moment
10:31to step into the back lounge.
10:34Luca sits obediently
10:35on the sofa,
10:36waiting for me.
10:37When he sees me,
10:37his eyes light up.
10:40Mommy,
10:40after this is over,
10:41we're going to the movie,
10:43right?
10:43Of course.
10:44When has mom or dad
10:45ever broken a promise to you?
10:52Back in the main hall,
10:53my gaze lands
10:54on a familiar figure.
10:55Not far away,
10:56Serena is pulling Dante aside,
10:58saying something urgently.
11:02The next second,
11:03Serena notices me.
11:04I'm your wife!
11:05She's the shameless one
11:06who stole you and my child!
11:10In an instant,
11:11every eye in the room
11:12turns toward me.
11:28I'm your wife!
11:29Dante, tell them!
11:30Tell everyone!
11:31We are the ones
11:31who truly love each other!
11:33I was just confused back then.
11:35I wasn't ready for marriage,
11:36but none of that is a reason
11:37for Elena to steal my place!
11:40Who is she?
11:41Isn't Mr. Valentino
11:42and his wife
11:42always very close?
11:43Wait.
11:44Are they saying
11:45young Master Luca
11:46is actually her child
11:47with Mr. Valentino?
11:53Dante stays silent.
11:59Elena!
12:00You knew about
12:01my relationship with Dante!
12:02You knew Luca
12:04is my child!
12:05So why did you
12:06take my place?
12:08Are you that desperate
12:09for a man?
12:10Just to marry into power?
12:11You even stole
12:12your own sister's fiancé!
12:14All eyes in the room
12:15land on me,
12:16probing, judging,
12:17dissecting my relationship
12:18with Serena.
12:22Serena, this is not
12:23the place for your drama.
12:25Is it not?
12:28Elena, just get a divorce.
12:30This marriage was a mistake
12:32from the very beginning.
12:33It will ruin your whole life.
12:35Don't you have any feelings
12:36for your sister?
12:37She's never suffered
12:38a day in her life.
12:39How can you bear
12:40to let her spend
12:41the rest of her life
12:41watching the man she loves
12:42be with her own sister?
12:44Are you trying to drive her
12:45into depression for life?
12:49Who was it that begged me
12:50to take her place
12:51in the first place?
12:53Serena never suffered,
12:54so I'm the one
12:55who deserves to suffer?
12:57My entire life
12:58has been delayed
12:59by them.
13:05My wife
13:06has always been Elena.
13:08Oh my God!
13:10Mr. Wright!
13:14From the beginning
13:15to the end.
13:26Dante!
13:27You...
13:28Have you forgotten
13:28what we had in the past?
13:31Past?
13:32What past?
13:34Serena, I'll say it again.
13:35This is not the place
13:37for your drama
13:37and it's not the place
13:39for you to chase status.
13:42Chase status?
13:43Yes.
13:44Or are you saying
13:45it wasn't you
13:45who realized
13:46your sister's husband
13:46is the head
13:47of the Valentinos
13:48and decided to
13:49climb your way back in?
13:51Oh.
13:52So it's the sister
13:53who can't stand
13:54seeing her breadling
13:55doing well.
13:56No wonder no one
13:56ever even heard
13:57of the Valentino wife
13:58having a sister before.
13:59If you ask me,
14:00the parents aren't
14:01any better either.
14:02Pulling something
14:03like this today,
14:04they're clearly
14:04trying to embarrass
14:05Mrs. Valentino.
14:11Elena!
14:13Stop slandering me!
14:22Dante.
14:24Do you really feel
14:26nothing for me at all?
14:30Dante's entire aura
14:31turns ice cold.
14:33He says nothing.
14:35Not long after,
14:36several security guards
14:37rush in,
14:38visibly panicked.
14:39Sorry, sir.
14:39This is our mistake.
14:41This woman said
14:42she was the madam's sister,
14:43so we let her in.
14:44Serena's expression
14:44tightens immediately,
14:45full of alertness.
14:49What are you doing?
14:50I am Luca's
14:51biological mother!
14:52I have blood ties
14:53to the Valentino family!
14:56Do you have an invitation
14:58for today's meeting?
14:59You came into
14:59a private family meeting
15:00without an invitation
15:01and caused a scene.
15:02Guards,
15:03take her out.
15:04The hall is full
15:05of major families watching.
15:06I cannot allow
15:07the Valentino name
15:08to be humiliated here.
15:10No matter what,
15:11two guards step forward
15:12and move towards Serena.
15:16I watch as the guards
15:17drag a hysterical
15:18Serena away.
15:21Don't worry.
15:23What happened tonight
15:24won't be spread around.
15:25He is as calm as ever.
15:26I meet his deep gaze,
15:28but there is no sign
15:29of emotional disturbance in it.
15:31Too calm.
15:32The current Dante
15:33has inherited the Valentino,
15:35Don's coldness,
15:36his calculation,
15:37his pure focus
15:38on profit and control.
15:39Isn't this exactly
15:40why I chose to marry him
15:42in the first place?
15:44Rest for a while.
15:47After the meeting,
15:48we go home together.
15:59Dante!
16:00Luca is gone!
16:07The sofa where Luca
16:08should have been sitting
16:09is empty.
16:09Only a crumpled elephant toy
16:11lies alone on the carpet.
16:14It's the toy Luca
16:15never lets go of.
16:16Dante turns sharply
16:17toward the guards
16:18at the door.
16:19Who came in here just now?
16:20The head of security
16:21turns pale, stammering.
16:23No.
16:24No one.
16:24We were guarding the entrance
16:25the whole time.
16:26The only person who went in
16:27was Mrs. Valentino.
16:28I went in,
16:30but Luca was still here!
16:32He was being good!
16:34He said he would wait
16:36for me to finish work!
16:37I raise Luca myself.
16:38In my eyes,
16:39he is already my own child.
16:41Serena may be hateful,
16:43but Luca is innocent.
16:44And now,
16:45all I can hope for
16:46is that whatever
16:47motherly instinct
16:48she has left
16:48is enough not to hurt him.
16:55Check the surveillance.
16:56Lock down all exits.
16:57No one leaves this venue.
17:02We rush to the security control room.
17:04The guards check the footage
17:05and find the hallway cameras are down.
17:07Only the lounge camera
17:08is still working.
17:09On the screen,
17:10Luca is sitting quietly
17:11on the sofa,
17:12waiting for me like a good boy.
17:14Then the door suddenly opens.
17:15He sees something.
17:16And without hesitation,
17:18he walks out.
17:19My breath stops.
17:20It's Serena!
17:21She must have taken him
17:22while everyone was in the main hall!
17:24Dante's face turns dark,
17:25almost terrifying.
17:26He looks at me
17:27and says calmly,
17:28Don't worry.
17:29Serena wouldn't dare
17:30do anything reckless.
17:32He pulls out his phone.
17:35Ryan, go to the Rato estate.
17:37I want to know exactly
17:38where Serena is right now.
17:40We take a convoy
17:41and drive to the Rati family home.
17:43Inside the car,
17:44Dante holds my hand tightly.
17:46Nothing will happen, Elena.
17:47Serena won't hurt Luca.
17:48She's just trying to use him
17:49to force our hand.
17:50I turn to him.
17:52Force our hand?
17:53What does she even want?
17:54Money?
17:55Or you?
17:56You?
17:58We arrive at the Rati family estate.
18:02In the living room,
18:04Serena is holding Luca
18:05while watching television.
18:07The moment Luca sees me and Dante,
18:08he beams
18:09and calls out happily.
18:11Mommy!
18:11Daddy!
18:12He still doesn't realize
18:13he's in danger.
18:14My breathing steadies slightly.
18:16At least I see with my own eyes
18:17that Luca is safe.
18:19Say it.
18:20What do you want?
18:22Serena ignores me.
18:23Her expression turns soft
18:24and wrongfully hurt.
18:25I just want everything
18:26to go back to how it was.
18:28Dante, don't you remember?
18:29We were happy once.
18:30Luca is my biological child.
18:32How could I ever hurt him?
18:34But I know her.
18:35Serena has always been selfish.
18:37The only person
18:37she ever truly cares about
18:39is herself.
18:39Dante steps forward.
18:41His presence alone
18:41makes the room feel suffocating.
18:43Serena.
18:44Put the child down.
18:46But Serena acts
18:47like she doesn't hear him.
18:48Instead,
18:49she holds Luca even tighter.
18:54Luca, look.
18:55Mommy and Daddy
18:56are here to take you home.
18:58But tell me,
18:59do you want to live
19:00with your real mother?
19:01Luca, uncomfortable
19:02in her grip,
19:03he looks toward me,
19:04small and frightened.
19:05Mommy,
19:06I want to go home.
19:07The mommy he calls
19:08has always been me.
19:10Serena's smile freezes
19:11for a split second.
19:15My chest tightens
19:16as I look at Luca.
19:17I am your real mother.
19:19I carried you for 10 months
19:20and gave birth to you.
19:22Then she raises her hand,
19:23ready to strike Luca again.
19:24At that moment,
19:25the front door
19:25of the Roddy estate
19:26is suddenly hit open.
19:31Dante's mother walks in.
19:32I gently call out,
19:34Mom.
19:35Mrs. Valentino,
19:36I'm Serena.
19:37You remember me, right?
19:38I was engaged to Dante.
19:40I'm his real wife.
19:41Something about her
19:42feels off.
19:43Too intense.
19:44Too unstable.
19:45No.
19:46I was with Dante.
19:47We were together.
19:49We...
19:49Enough.
19:50Dante and Elena
19:51have always had
19:52a stable marriage.
19:53The Valentino family
19:54does not need
19:55another so-called godmother.
19:57Serena collapses
19:58onto the floor,
19:59completely drained.
20:00I know her acceptance of me
20:01has never been about affection.
20:03It's because I bring value
20:04to the Valentino family.
20:05Nothing more.
20:11Serena instinctively
20:11reaches out in the air,
20:13trying to grab him,
20:13but she only catches nothing.
20:15Before leaving,
20:15I glance back at her.
20:17Her lips are pale.
20:18Her face looks worse than ever.
20:19Something about this
20:20doesn't add up.
20:21Serena has always been selfish
20:22and spoiled,
20:23but she has never been
20:24this obsessed.
20:24This unstable about
20:25joining the Valentino family,
20:27unless there is something
20:28she is desperate to hide.
20:29Something that forces her
20:30to rush into this marriage.
20:32After that day,
20:32I don't see Serena
20:33for a long time.
20:34My parents lock her up at home,
20:35but not because they
20:36suddenly developed a conscience.
20:38It is because Dante steps in.
20:39He pressures the Roddy family's
20:41business directly.
20:41My family is just a small family,
20:43completely insignificant,
20:45compared to the Valentino family.
20:46And now,
20:47Dante has taken a lot
20:48of our underground business away.
20:49Only then,
20:50do my parents finally feel real panic.
20:52In the end,
20:53they have no choice
20:53but to keep Serena confined at home.
20:59Serena's updates stop completely.
21:00I no longer want to return
21:01to that cold home,
21:02but her existence
21:03is still a threat
21:04I cannot ignore.
21:05I arrange for a driver
21:06to take Luca to and from school
21:07every day,
21:08making sure he is always safe.
21:09What I'm relieved about
21:10is that Luca is strong.
21:11That incident didn't leave
21:12much of a shadow on him.
21:14He is still the same bright,
21:15healthy child at this time.
21:16My assistant brings me
21:17a piece of news
21:18that makes me pause.
21:19My mother has started
21:20buying baby supplies
21:21and medication meant
21:22to stabilize pregnant women's emotions.
21:25In that instant,
21:26everything in my mind
21:26clicks into place.
21:28No wonder I always felt
21:29something was off about Serena.
21:30Without hesitation,
21:31I send people
21:32to secretly investigate
21:33what Serena has been doing
21:34these 10 years abroad.
21:35The information
21:36isn't hard to trace.
21:37Half a month later,
21:38I receive a full report
21:39on Serena's life overseas.
21:44For the 10 years abroad,
21:46Serena's life remains
21:47just as reckless
21:48and chaotic as ever.
21:49One month before returning home,
21:51she becomes pregnant.
21:52The child's father
21:53is a man she meets
21:54during a one-night stand
21:55in a bar adrift.
21:56With no fixed life.
21:58At first,
21:58Serena doesn't take
21:59the pregnancy seriously.
22:01She has always been used
22:02to someone cleaning up
22:02after her mistakes.
22:04Maybe she even believes
22:05this child will be like Luca,
22:06something that won't
22:07affect her life at all.
22:08But reality is different this time.
22:09She can't even take care
22:10of herself properly.
22:11Years of staying up late,
22:12drinking heavily,
22:13and an unstable private life
22:15slowly destroy her condition.
22:16On top of that,
22:17her money runs low.
22:18The drop in living standards,
22:19combined with pregnancy hormones,
22:21pushes her mental state
22:22further into instability.
22:23In the end,
22:24she has no choice
22:24but to return home.
22:25And that leads to
22:26everything that bothers.
22:27I can guess what happened next.
22:29This experience probably
22:30made her realize
22:31how important money really is.
22:32And my parents,
22:33after she returned,
22:34must have told her
22:34about my marriage to Dante.
22:36She wants to become part
22:37of the Valentino family again.
22:39Not just for status,
22:40but so her unborn child
22:41has a place to belong.
22:42And so she can secure
22:43a stable life again.
22:44But what she didn't expect
22:45is that this time,
22:47no one is willing
22:47to indulge her anymore.
22:52Serena is probably
22:53about to give birth
22:54during these days
22:54of being locked away.
22:56There is no way
22:56her pregnancy
22:57can stay hidden much longer.
22:58I lock the file
22:59into the safe
23:00and turn my gaze
23:01toward the wall.
23:02Luca is in the photo,
23:03smiling brightly
23:04while hugging
23:04his elephant toy.
23:05I think to myself,
23:06I will never let Luca
23:07know any of this.
23:08He deserves a normal,
23:09happy childhood.
23:11Elena.
23:11Dante's voice pulls me back
23:13as he enters the room.
23:14I'm still standing
23:14in front of the safe,
23:16lost in thought.
23:16Tomorrow we're going
23:17to celebrate
23:18my mother's birthday.
23:19I take the water
23:20he hands me.
23:21My fingers accidentally
23:21brush against the bracelet
23:23on his wrist.
23:24It was something
23:24I gave him
23:25after our marriage.
23:26Back then,
23:26I didn't have much money
23:28so I could only afford
23:29a simple silver bracelet.
23:31The next morning,
23:32Dante and I
23:33are just finishing,
23:34getting ready
23:34when the butler
23:35rushes in.
23:36Sir, madam.
23:38Someone from
23:39the Roto family
23:40is here.
23:41They said your sister
23:42is about to give birth.
23:47I freeze for a moment,
23:49but not because Serena
23:50is about to give birth,
23:51rather,
23:51because the Roddy family
23:52actually let this news leak out.
23:54From what I understand,
23:55the Roddy family
23:56should have been trying
23:57to keep Serena's pregnancy hidden.
23:59After all,
23:59it's not something
24:00they can afford to make public.
24:01Serena's condition
24:02is probably not good anymore.
24:04Do you want to go?
24:06I want to see it.
24:07We drive to the hospital,
24:08outside the delivery room.
24:10My parents are sitting
24:11on the chairs,
24:11exhausted.
24:12In just a few months,
24:13their hair has turned
24:14almost completely gray.
24:15The pressure from the company
24:16and Serena's situation
24:18has drained them completely.
24:19Their eyes land on me,
24:20but they hesitate,
24:21not daring to greet me.
24:22I ignore them
24:23and focus on the closed doors
24:25of the delivery room
24:26in front of me.
24:30Serena's delivery
24:30is premature.
24:31The operating room light
24:32finally turns off
24:33and the doctor walks out
24:35looking exhausted.
24:36Mrs. Serena suffered
24:37massive bleeding.
24:38She won't make it much longer.
24:40We did everything we could.
24:42My parents collapse instantly.
24:44My father sinks
24:45onto the floor
24:45beside the chair
24:46and my mother's face
24:47turns completely blank
24:48with despair.
24:49Then, as if clinging
24:50to the last thread of hope,
24:51my mother rushes forward.
24:52The baby?
24:53What about the baby?
24:55The doctor hesitates
24:56for a moment.
24:58Due to irregular lifestyle
24:59during pregnancy,
25:00the fetus condition
25:01is not stable.
25:02A nurse carries the baby out.
25:04It is a premature infant
25:05weighing less than three pounds.
25:07The skin is wrinkled,
25:08covered in red patches.
25:09The limbs are twisted
25:10in an unnatural position.
25:12My parents nearly faint
25:13at the sight.
25:14Inside the delivery room,
25:15Serena's screams of agony
25:16echoes sharply,
25:17tearing through the air.
25:18She is dying.
25:22A nurse pushes
25:23the hospital bed out.
25:24Serena lies on it,
25:25her face pale like paper.
25:26As she passes me,
25:27her eyes suddenly widen
25:28and lock onto mine.
25:29With great effort,
25:30she raises her hand.
25:30Everyone stops moving.
25:32I step forward
25:32and lean down.
25:33I know she has something to say.
25:34Serena grits her teeth
25:35and whispers into my ear,
25:37The Valentinos chose you
25:38because of benefit.
25:40This marriage,
25:42you will never be happy.
25:44A faint smile forms on my lips.
25:47Only,
25:48she can hear my reply.
25:49It doesn't matter.
25:50I don't try to analyze
25:51how much of this marriage is love
25:53and how much is benefit.
25:54I also don't believe
25:55pure love should exist
25:56without any interest.
25:58Love and benefit
25:58were never meant
25:59to cancel each other out.
26:00All I know is that
26:01my life right now
26:02fits me well.
26:03And that is enough.
26:04Serena's eyes widen slightly.
26:06So many emotions
26:07gather in them.
26:08Unwillingness,
26:08confusion,
26:09hatred,
26:10and finally,
26:11something like release.
26:12Then her gaze goes dim.
26:13Her hand loses strength
26:14and falls onto the bed.
26:16In an instant,
26:17my parents' cries
26:17echo through the hospital.
26:22Dante takes my hand.
26:24As we walk out of the hospital,
26:26the sunlight feels
26:26a little too bright.
26:27I narrow my eyes instinctively.
26:29Dante pulls me
26:30slightly closer to his side,
26:31using his shadow
26:32to block part of the light
26:33for me.
26:33Serena's death
26:34is like a stone
26:35thrown into a lake.
26:36It stirs a brief ripple.
26:37Then everything
26:38quickly returns to calm.
26:39My parents take in
26:40the deformed child
26:41Serena leaves behind.
26:42Even though it brings
26:43them endless hardship,
26:44it is a choice
26:44they make willingly.
26:45My career continues to grow.
26:47At the right time,
26:48I separate the company
26:49I built from the Valentino family.
26:50Dante doesn't agree
26:51with my decision,
26:52but in the end,
26:53he says nothing.
26:53I understand his unease,
26:55yet I still don't open up to him.
26:56One night,
26:57Dante walks up to me.
26:58Elena, we...
26:59Marriage should be honest.
27:01We should say
27:01what we mean, right?
27:02I reply calmly.
27:05If saying it out loud
27:06will affect our relationship,
27:08then it's better left unsaid.
27:10Dante tightens his grip
27:11on the glass in his hand,
27:12then turns and walks away.
27:14As long as this remains unspoken,
27:16he will always be the one
27:17uneasy in this relationship.
27:19And I will always stand in control.
27:20He wants to ask me
27:21which matters more,
27:22love or be befit.
27:24The answer I never say is simple.
27:25What matters most
27:26is myself.
27:27For me,
27:27I come first.
27:28As for love or benefit,
27:30their importance
27:30only depends
27:31on what I choose
27:32at the moment.
27:33For manufacturer,
27:35you're going to ask me
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